Category Archives: Opinion and Reviews

I am an avid word game lover so I jumped at the chance to check out this new game called Typecrush™.   Made in the U.S.A from 100% recycled materials, this versatile game can be simple enough for young readers but challenging enough for older folks, like me. The whole Typecrush™ game comes in sturdy cardboard can with a twist-top lid that is reminiscent of the old Tinker-Toy or Lincoln Log cans, making it portable enough … Continue reading →

As our kids were growing up, they were always filled with mind-stretching questions especially in regards to God.  Sometimes the answers were easy to explain, but other times it took some creative examples to give them a better understanding of things.  In the book How Do We Know God is Really There?,  the first in a new series published by Apologia Press, Melissa Cain Travis attempts to use a creative, scientific way to answer this … Continue reading →

You read that blog title correctly.  I was given the privilege of being able to review the New Living Translation Version of the Waterproof Bible, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs, from Bardin & Marsee Publishing. Ok, you might be asking yourself what is a waterproof Bible?  Why would anyone need a waterproof Bible?  I was asking myself that too. Avid outdoors people, the creators and publishers of the Waterproof Bible, Bobby and Anna Bardin and … Continue reading →

Have you ever been to a gathering where one of your colorful family members starts sharing stories from the past and wished you had a way to record them for future generations?  If you have a Smartphone, iPad, or even a computer, it just got a little easier to capture and share those memories using the Saving Memories Forever app. After Harvey and Jane Baker, the founders and developers of the Saving Memories Forever app, … Continue reading →

Learning a second language often seems difficult.  I started teaching my children Spanish when they were in elementary school.  We had used various programs specifically aimed at the younger set.  Some of it stuck but for the most part when my children hit high school age they had maintained a fragmented knowledge of the Spanish language. We pressed on through high school but they found the process of learning Spanish boring and, perhaps because I … Continue reading →